She earned a BA in German and an MA in Art History, both from the University of Florida, where she was awarded a U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in the Advanced Study of German. At MICA, she teaches Modernisms. 

In January 2023, she moderated a panel discussion on Sloppy Craft. You can click here to watch that conversation on Youtube: COFFEE & CONVERSATION: SLOPPY CRAFT